The green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)

Photo: Green sea turtle
Photo: Green sea turtle

Is a living thing because it grows and develops by: growing up to 5ft and can weight up to 700lbs the green sea turtle is a herbivore and the group is called bales but the turtle is endangered :( Did you know like other sea turtles ,the green turtles can't pull its head into it's shell. the average green turtle life spand is over 80 years.

Reproduce: the green sea turtle's babys are born on land near the sea when they hatch theire first goal is to get to the water before the seaguls eat them.they breed in shallow waters by the shore they dig a hole in the sand and lay a clutch of 100 to 200 eggs and cover it before leaving the babys hatch after 2 months.
external image 281.jpg green sea turtles hatching!
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SO CUTE RIGHT!?

Responds to the enviroment by: adapting to the enviroment to the best it can like migrating to better feeding grounds and eating things like crap, jellyfish, and sponges.

Here is how the green sea turtle meets its needs for: Nutrients and energy, water, air, and habitats and shelter.

Nutrients and energy: the green sea turtle gets its Nutrients and energy by feeding off sponge, crap and jellyfish.


Water: the green sea turtle gets its water for the area around it and filters out the salt from the water.

Air: it goes up to the surface than fills its lungs with air than seals itsa lungs so gases and water cant get in.
Scientific classification
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Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Clade:
Sauropsida
Order:
Testudines (=Chelonii)
Suborder:
Cryptodira
Family:
Cheloniidae
Genus:
Chelonia Brongniart, 1800
Species:
C. mydas

habitat: the green sea turtle lives in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans.
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the red is where the green sea turtle lives.

shelter: the green sea turtle lives in coral reefs with other turtles like the great bearer reef

websites:
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/green-turtle/ (info)

http://www.animalfactguide.com/animal-facts/green-turtle/ (picture)
http://www.edgeoftheplank.com/2011/01/cute-animals-baby-sea-turtles.html (picture)
http://www.edgeoftheplank.com/2011/01/cute-animals-baby-sea-turtles.html (picture)